multimegaton
- a word derived from megaton.
Example Sentences
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The Kremlin is so frustrated that it calls off its multimegaton attack.
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If a multimegaton explosion can be safely confined underground, the power it produces may be cheap enough to compete with electricity from conventional sources.
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To be sure, none of the deadly, multimegaton nuclear-bomb cases was armed, and all were packaged in radiation-proof shells.
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Officials reported that no radiation leaked from the missile, which was tipped with a multimegaton nuclear warhead.
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The Atomic Energy Commission's announcement that it planned to test a multimegaton nuclear device under the Aleutian island of Amchitka last November touched off a shock wave of protest.
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